DMXPlayBack MK2 User Manual
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DMX Channels Used
ShowEditor stores DMX values
only
for channels between 1 and the
number entered into the
DMX Channels Used in Show
box. It is
strongly recommended to set this value to the maximum of 512.
If the
Auto
box is ticked, ShowEditor will store either:
All 512 DMX values if the
Capture DMX Input
function is
used, or
Only DMX values for the channel range covered in the current
system Patch.
To conserve memory in DMXPlayBack, Channels Used in Show value
may be set to the highest DMX channel number allocated in a system.
Entering an incorrect value may result in some DMX values not being
stored.
The number selected has no effect on the number of DMX slots
generated by the DMXPlayBack, as it always outputs a full packet of
512 slots.
Compressing the Show
To reduce the amount of memory required to store a Show in the
DMXPlayBack, the data can be compressed using a process similar to
the one used in GIF and TIFF images. It is beneficial in almost all
circumstances to enable Show compression by ticking the
Compress
box.
Note:
If the
J
(jump scene) or
L
(load scene) serial commands are
being used for RS232 control in a custom installation, compression
should be disabled.
Memory Usage
The
Memory Usage
window shows how much memory in the
DMXPlayBack is occupied by the Shows currently loaded.
